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Hi all! I played Layla, my new Clapton Strat into my Carvin V3 (http://www.carvin.com/guitaramps/v3series.php, the V3812 full stack) last night into my room, like I've been doing for a couple of days, and I was really impressed by the sound I got on both the clean and the distorted channels. On the ...

Hi all! I hope that this sounds a lot more organized than I thought it was. I have had a hectic few weeks, going to horse shows and working, and doing school, so when it came time to do a song with Layla, I decided that it should be fairly quiet and laid back, to reflect my resting from a fairly hec...

Well, I ended up last night going with the name "Layla". I found it quite interesting that DB suggested that name, at almost the same time I was thinking about it..

StratLover2

Thank you everybody! I am really enjoying getting to know this fantastic guitar! Here's a quick little ditty I wrote on the new guitar, if you'd like to hear how she sounds (I'm having trouble naming her, trying to come up with a suitable name for her beauty..) http://12bar.de/community/download/fil...

Hi all! So today I was advised to look out for a mystery package from U.P.S from my father, and so when I got home from work today, I discovered this beauty: IMG_0831.jpg When I plugged it in to my Micro Cube, I turned it onto the clean channel, and played around with the clean sounds. Sparkly and b...

Hi all! I wrote this song before my Buisness Management class test today, and I finished it after I passed it! Whew! It was quite a challenging test, but I got by. The annoying thing is though, I don't know how much I squeaked or not by the cut score! Back to the song though, I did it in Garageband ...

Thanks Gerd! Now that I went back and listened to it, you are right! I guess I was inspired by the lead sounds on "Badge." The organ is from Garageband. I could not believe how good the sound was. Apple seems to have nailed the "smart" instrument sounds. All I did was tap the cho...

Hi all! I came up with this little song yesterday, just messing around again with my iPad. Unlike the last few, I added an organ, which sounds to me a lot like a Hammond B3. (Don't worry Gerd, I've turned it down slightly), and it gives this song a really bouncy but really neat '60s feel. I messed a...

Hi all! I wrote this song on my iPad, as I am currently recovering from a cold/slight cough sort of a business. When it came time to title this I thought "What should I name it?", and my sickness spurred on the title "I'm Still Alive!", even though my sickness is not life threate...

Thank you everybody! I felt slightly uncomfortable with this tune when I first started playing lead on it, as it is a different genre, but really, I thought, I could make something cool sounding with this mix of different styles, and so I did! As you all have pointed out, technology is constantly ch...

Hi all! When I got back home today, I recorded this little song on my iPad, using the smart guitar/bass/drum function, and recorded my lead to my custom backing track. I called this song "A Dream of the West", really not having any idea where I would go with the lead. It turned out to be q...

Thank you everybody! Deacon, I used the iPad version which is slightly different, but all my other uploads have been from the desktop version of Gargaeband.

Using this version though, I can make my own BTs, which is handy.

Hi all! After a long hiatus from recording, I have recorded a song! The cool thing about this was, that it was all recorded in the iPad with the Garageband app. I did the smart guitar, bass, keyboards and drums for this backing track, which may not have the best timing, but it is a proof of concept ...

Thanks VB! Sorry about the long delay to response! Anyways, I've been slowly re-visiting this sound, not only on Torrance, but on my Roland VG Strat, who I named "Andromeda" both after the character from Harry Potter, and the star. It seems to really fit my playing these days for some reas...

Hi all!

In case this hasn't been posted, I saw that it is Mr. Clapton's 66th birthday today! Happy birthday to you Eric!

StratLover2

I have nine guitars, and three amps. 1. 2004 Fender Toronado (This was a short lived model made from 1998-2006, and it was I believe Fender's competitor in a way to the Gibson SG. From what I've heard from it, it sounds to me more Gibson-like than any Fender I have ever touched, and from hearing Gib...

Sorry Gerd!

I'll find a way to upload the videos soon...

StratLover2

(Might just have Dad post 'em on the FTGC website.)

Hi all! Here are some links to my Dad's videos he took at the Community Fair last Saturday, he posted them onto FB, but you should be able to see them: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1895671073728 This one is where I got to pull out my excessive showmanship on request! http://www.facebook...

http://www.ocreloaded.com/concert-revie ... arena.html

A good review of the concert at the Sports Arena. I think I Shot the Sheriff, Bad Love, Badge, and Crossroads were for me the highlights of the night.

For your enjoyment, here is a Youtube video of "I Shot the Sheriff" from that night. This one is not mine, but the person was almost directly opposite and up a level from where I sat. YzX8a1yAAeE About that review, I don't know what he was expecting, but EC put on quite the show. The best ...